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Exports and imports. Not only do they go around the world, but they make the world go around for tho

Tuesday, May 20, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The damage was done to the U.S. dollar Tuesday even before the Federal Reserve decided not to raise

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Kmart Corp., the nation's third-largest retailer, is buying products from a company controlled by Ch

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

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India's Ministry of Commerce expects to proposed a phased lifting of quantitative restrictions on im

In an effort to speed the development of its pressured economy, Haiti is seeking membership of the C

GEORGE MUNOZ CHOSENAS OPIC PRESIDENTWASHINGTON - President Clinton has chosen George Munoz,

With 41 days to go to Hong Kong's historic change of sovereignty, the colony's senior civil servant

''Canadian apparel manufacturers have good quality, good fashion, good service, but for the most par

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China will probably retain its basic trade status with the United States, but doing so could take a

Last month Sen. John McCain, a former Navy aviator and now chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science

BRITISH CANCER VICTIMSSUE TOBACCO GIANTSLONDON - Thirty-six lung cancer victims are suing tw

The California Assembly Insurance Committee has passed legislation prohibiting homeowner insurers fr

NEW JERSEY MANUFACTURERSINSURANCE CO.James M. Seabrook, chairman and chief executive of vege

The balanced-budget deal reached late last week in Washington between White House and congressional

Falling insurance rates - both for shipping as well as political risk - are encouraging trade and in

The world's seemingly insatiable appetite for energy has placed coal companies like Pittston Coal Ex

With aluminum consumption ready to rise, U.S. aluminum companies are ready to keep mining, refining

The way Charlie Beinkampen sees it, the 1960s brought the world bell-bottoms, flower power and outso

Alan Stuart is a Toys ''R'' Us kid, having joined the company fresh out of the University of New Ham

The biggest challenge Ford Motor Co. faces in getting its products from the assembly line to its ove

Eaton Corp., a large Cleveland-based manufacturer, announced a new plant opening earlier this month.

The increasing global reach of the World Trade Organization, and the enforcement of its business pro

Kellogg's cereal, Hellman's mayonnaise and Heinz ketchup can be found in rather remote corners of th

The yellow tractor - a sign of growth and development in rural areas and big cities around the world

Nelson Miller is a rare breed: He has spent his entire career with a single company, Bridgestone/Fir

Fed up with the growing U.S. proclivity to impose uni- lateral economic sanctions against other c

Paying close attention to vessel sailing schedules is a hallmark of Westvaco Corp.'s approach to sel

For IBP Inc., the nation's biggest exporter of red meat and related products, nothing is more import

OPIC and Ex-Im Bank - or offshore production and lost exports.Those are the limited alter

When top brass at American Honda Motor Co. Inc. talk, they say ''Buy American.'' Their slogan cou

When he started in traffic management 35 years ago, Gil Forness' job involved negotiating price and

Advocates of foreign direct investment say it creates jobs and stimulates trade. Such critics as R

Pronouncing his 10-day trip to Latin America very successful, Commerce Secretary William Daley says

SHIPSPROBE SOUGHT INTO USUSE OF UNSAFE SHIPSWASHINGTON - Rep. Bob Clement, D

Believing it will soon have Conrail tracks in hand, CSX Transportation is moving forward with an amb